In Vivo Antistress and Antioxidant Effects of Fermented and Germinated Mung Bean

Table 2

Effect of fermented and nonfermented mung bean extracts on serum biochemical profile, adrenal gland weight, brain 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels under chronic cold restraint stress.

	Chol (mmol/L)	Trig; (mmol/L)	Total protein (g/dL)	Glucose; (mmol/L)	Corticosterone; (µg/100 mL)	Adrenal gland weight; (mg/100 g)	Brain 5-HT level (µg/g)	Brain SOD (U/mg protein)	Brain MDA (nmol/g of protein)
Untreated normal control	5.11±0.56^∗	2.82±0.30^∗	97.90±8.10	5.32±0.71^∗	8.58±0.75^∗	31.07±2.43^∗	0.08±0.07^∗	11.35±1.22^∗	2.37±0.71^∗
Untreated stress control	5.87±0.54	3.19±0.88	118.37±22.04	9.60±0.14	14.74±0.35	35.13±3.09	2.20±0.07	4.58±1.83	15.63±1.44
Diazepam (2 mg/kg)	4.06±0.90^∗	1.70±0.49^∗	92.43±12.42^∗	5.07±0.49^∗	8.81±0.49^∗	30.62±3.33^∗	0.73±0.09^∗	8.32±1.67^∗	8.49±1.51^∗
None-process mung bean (1000 mg/kg)	4.83±0.11^∗	3.62±0.36	99.52±6.47	9.04±0.45^∗	8.90±0.14^∗	27.53±2.12^∗	1.72±0.05^∗	6.33±1.25^∗	11.57±1.11^∗
Fermented mung bean (250 mg/kg)	5.15±0.16^∗	2.98±0.19	97.00±2.83^∗	9.40±1.56	9.52±0.51^∗	30.05±2.75^∗	2.10±0.09	7.16±1.15^∗	9.64±2.10^∗
Fermented mung bean (1000 mg/kg)	4.19±0.08^∗	3.16±0.70	91.05±7.71^∗	8.13±0.99^∗	7.43±0.31^∗	26.06±1.50^∗	1.20±0.03^∗	9.14±2.36^∗	7.32±1.86^∗
Germinated mung bean (250 mg/kg)	4.66±0.70^∗	3.20±0.65^∗	98.30±6.53^∗	10.00±1.05	15.01±0.64	36.70±1.50	1.70±0.06^∗	5.79±1.28	10.46±0.36^∗
Germinated mung bean (1000 mg/kg)	4.77±0.13^∗	3.33±0.99^∗	96.17±10.61^∗	9.04±0.61^∗	8.90±0.14^∗	26.97±1.49^∗	1.65±0.06^∗	7.81±1.47^∗	10.17±0.49^∗

^∗𝑃>0.05 versus untreated stress control for chronic cold restraint test.